SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2025

Rolling out our AI SDR this morning. It took a bunch of training, tooling, etc. But … 🔥Already got 15 meetings from it, 7.5% hit rate That’s more than any human SDR did in 30+ days before (More to come) — Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) June 16, 2025 The Top 3 Reasons AI Sales Tools “Don’t Work” (Spoiler: They Actually Do, If You Use The Tools Properly) I get this question at least 3x a week: “Jason, we tried AI sales tools and they just don’t wor

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 19, 2025

Systems of record are recognizing they cannot “ take their survival for granted.” One strategy is to acquire : the rationale Salesforce gives for the Informatica acquisition. Another strategy is more defensive - hampering access to the data within the systems of record (SOR). Unlike the previous software era where SORs built platforms on top of themselves to develop broader ecosystems (in Salesforce’s case Veeva & Vlocity ), the AI shift does seem to be more defensive.

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Clouded Judgement

JUNE 17, 2025

Q1 ‘25 earnings season for cloud businesses is now behind us. The 60 companies that I’ll discuss here (which is not an exhaustive list, but is still comprehensive) all reported quarterly earnings sometime between April 23rd – June 11th. In this post, I’ll take a data-driven approach in evaluating the overall group’s performance, and highlight individual standouts along the way.

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SaaStr

JUNE 18, 2025

Dear SaaStr: Should I Hire a Sales Consultant as My First Sales Rep? No, you shouldn’t hire a sales consultant as your first sales rep. Here’s why: As the founder, you need to be the one to close the first 10–20 customers yourself. This isn’t just about getting deals done—it’s about deeply understanding your sales process, your customers, and what works (and doesn’t) in your pitch.

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Stax

JUNE 18, 2025

Software tailored to your industry? That’s the main premise of vertical SaaS. Unlike horizontal SaaS solutions that serve a broad range of businesses, vertical SaaS solutions are designed with deep knowledge of specific markets—making them more intuitive, efficient, and impactful. This article explores what vertical SaaS is, its advantages, challenges, and how companies can win in this focused, fast-growing space.

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Clouded Judgement

JUNE 20, 2025

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Cost of Intelligence It continues to shock me how quickly the cost of tokens (ie intelligence) has dropped. The chart below shows the evolution of the o-series of models (o1 and o3) pricing from the beginning of the year to today.

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USIO

JUNE 19, 2025

Picture this: You’re building an awesome SaaS tool—maybe for managing booster clubs (like BoosterHub) or for streamlining medical offices (like PracticeSuite). You’ve nailed scheduling, workflows, and analytics. But then you think, “Why not also offer payments to our users?” For example, PracticeSuite doesn’t just help medical offices automate appointments—it also gives them a built-in way to collect payments from patients directly through the PracticeSuite platform.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 17, 2025

DuckLake is one of the most exciting technologies in data. While data lakes are powerful, the formats that manage them have become notoriously difficult to work with. “I think one of the things in DuckLake that we managed to do is to cut, I want to say like 15 technologies out of this stack.” How does it achieve this? Instead of building a custom catalog server, DuckLake uses a simple, elegant idea: a standard database to manage metadata.

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The Daily Egg

JUNE 23, 2025

This CRO audit guide is written for people who are going to sit down and do the work. There’s no sales pitch, no free CRO. The post How To Run a Quick CRO Audit and Fix Your Biggest Leaks appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Speaker: Tamara Fingerlin, Developer Advocate

Apache Airflow® 3.0, the most anticipated Airflow release yet, officially launched this April. As the de facto standard for data orchestration, Airflow is trusted by over 77,000 organizations to power everything from advanced analytics to production AI and MLOps. With the 3.0 release, the top-requested features from the community were delivered, including a revamped UI for easier navigation, stronger security, and greater flexibility to run tasks anywhere at any time.

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FastSpring

JUNE 17, 2025

There’s a major direct-to-consumer wave happening right now in the gaming industry, and studios that aren’t adapting to it are risking missing out on both margin and momentum. FastSpring’s Head of Gaming (and former product leader at Scopely and SciPlay) Chip Thurston recently sat down with Greg Posner and the Player Driven podcast to discuss these changes and why they’re so important in the mobile monetization space.

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SaaStr

JUNE 21, 2025

We analyzed every major public SaaS company’s YTD performance through just about the end of the first half of 2025. The results may change how you think about building software. TL;DR: The SaaS market has clearly bifurcated in 2025. AI-native + mission-critical = strong performance (Palantir +165%, ServiceNow +12%). Traditional horizontal SaaS faces big headwinds (Salesforce -18%, Asana -31%).

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USIO

JUNE 20, 2025

If you’re running a business today, Embedded Payments aren’t just a tech buzzword. They’re a competitive edge. Let’s explore what these payments really are, why they matter, and how your business can leverage them to streamline operations, improve customer experience, and unlock new revenue streams. What Are Embedded Payments? In the simplest terms, these payments are payment capabilities built directly into your digital product, platform, or service.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 23, 2025

Remember when you took a family photo & Ghibli-styled it? Or that vibe coding session, when you pasted a screenshot of the browser so the AI can help you debug some Javascript? Today, we expect AI to be able to hear, see, & read. This is why multimodal is the future of AI. Multimodal data means using text, images, video, sound, even three-dimensional shapes with AI.

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Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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The Daily Egg

JUNE 17, 2025

Landing page builder and CRO platform Unbounce is the kind of company marketers and agencies partner up with to create, launch, and optimize landing pages. The post Complete Unbounce Review from a Marketer’s POV appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Payrix

JUNE 23, 2025

What are contactless payments? A contactless payment is a transaction that occurs without the physical contact of a credit card to a payment terminal, device, or other point-of-sale system. When a contactless payment is initiated, customers are usually instructed to “tap-to-pay,” meaning they only need to hover their card near the contactless reader and the payment will be accepted.

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SaaStr

JUNE 18, 2025

So Okta rose to rapid growth and IPO as the stand-alone leader in enterprise identity for apps, acquired Auth0 to own it for developers, and now coming up on $3 Billion in ARR, it has settled into a more mature state: $2.75B in ARR Growing 12%, projected to slow to 10% Non-GAAP operating margins of 27% Free Cash Flow margins of 35% (!) $18B market cap, so ~6x ARR Net net it’s a story of new customer growth of 7% combined with slowing NRR of 106%.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 17, 2025

The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Dennis Lyandres is an Advisor with ICONiQ and a Board Member of Speedchain and CaptivateIQ. Dennis amassed incredible insights through his experience as the Chief Revenue Officer of Procore, where he helped grow the company from $10M to $900M+ in revenue and guided it through a successful IPO.

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Predictable Revenue

JUNE 19, 2025

Tools pitch speed, scale, and simplicity. But here’s the reality: reply rates tank. Messages blend into the noise. Targeting gets lazy. The post Value First, Automation Second appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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The Daily Egg

JUNE 23, 2025

Half marketing automation platform, half agency for small businesses (SMBs). That’s what Wishpond is all about. The company targets folks with limited digital marketing literacy, The post Wishpond Review | Reluctant to Recommend to SMBs appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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How To Buy Saas

JUNE 18, 2025

The global AI race is heating up as nations race to develop full-stack AI systems – integrated pipelines from data and hardware to models and applications. AI is already everywhere: in 2024, 78% of organizations reported using AI ( up from 55% in 2023 ). Governments and companies now invest billions: the U.S. poured $109.1 billion into AI in 2024 (about 12× China’s $9.3B).

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SaaStr

JUNE 20, 2025

The Great Spending Showdown: AI vs SaaS in 2025/2026 — What Every B2B Leader Needs to Know We’re witnessing the most dramatic shift in enterprise tech spending since the cloud migration began 15 years ago. And if you’re a B2B leader, founder, or investor, you need to understand what’s happening — because it’s about to reshape your entire world.

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Speaker: Pete Uselman, Director of Partner Experience at Wind River Payments

Most integrated payments providers share a percent of the payment revenue with their software partners. But, oftentimes, that revenue share is only a fraction of the true income potential software providers can realize. If you want to maximize income opportunities from your payments program, check out Wind River Payments’ webinar-on-demand.

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The Moz Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Are rankings and traffic still your main SEO goals in 2025? Learn how to build a conversion-first strategy that boosts revenue—even when clicks are down.

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Neil Patel

JUNE 17, 2025

Why do some customers keep buying from the same brands despite having plenty of alternative options? It’s not about offering the lowest price or running the flashiest marketing campaigns. Brand loyalty results from creating an emotional connection, offering consistently positive experiences, and establishing a sense of trust and community. I’ve seen countless businesses transform their growth by attracting loyal buyers instead of constantly chasing new shoppers.

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The Daily Egg

JUNE 19, 2025

Thrive Leads is a WordPress-specific plugin designed to help site owners grow their email lists. With customizable opt-in forms, advanced targeting, and built-in analytics, it’s. The post Thrive Leads Review—The Good and the Bad appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Stax

JUNE 17, 2025

The world of payments is constantly evolving, with new technologies and shifting business demands reshaping how money moves. But what does it truly take to thrive in this dynamic environment? In an interview with Karen Webster , CEO of PYMNTS , Paulette Rowe , CEO of Stax, pulled back the curtain on the critical strategies and innovations driving the next wave of payment partnerships.

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SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce the return of two incredible partners coming back to SaaStr Annual + AI Summit 2026 ! May 12-14 again at our 40 acre campus in SF Bay!! Duplo Cloud – Our 6-Time Champion! 🏆 A massive welcome back to Duplo Cloud , who continues their incredible streak as a 6th-time sponsor of SaaStr Annual! Their unwavering commitment to our community speaks volumes about their dedication to supporting SaaS growth and innovation.

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The Moz Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Google's stateful chat patent reveals how AI Mode is disrupting traditional SEO. Explore key takeaways and practical strategies to adjust your content strategy.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 20, 2025

Hello and welcome to The GTM Newsletter by GTMnow – read by 50,000+ to scale their companies and careers. GTMnow shares insight around the go-to-market strategies responsible for explosive company growth. GTMnow highlights the strategies, along with the stories from the top 1% of GTM executives, VCs, and founders behind these strategies and companies. 80% of exec-level jobs never hit job boards.

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